----- Original Message ----- From: Jack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 10:35 PM Subject: [PHP-DB] Use the User Input Critia as part of Query! (Mysql) > Dear all > I had a form which ask user to input the Staff Number to be as part of the > query, but when i execute it, it seems not working at all > > here is what i wrote in php > The user input box is : $StaffNum > > $query="select name,department,Leave_From,Leave_To,Leave_Total,Reason from > leaverequest where Staff_Number="<?print("$StaffNum");?>" and authorized is > null"; > > But said there is error on this line, which is what i expected!! > > So could anyone pls tell me how i can get the varaible into part of the > Query of Mysql? Try something like: $query="select name,department,Leave_From,Leave_To,Leave_Total,Reason from leaverequest where Staff_Number='$StaffNum' and authorized is null"; hth -- Jason Wong Gremlins Associates www.gremlins.com.hk Tel: +852-2573-5033 Fax: +852-2573-5851 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]